OSCE Mission to Skopje

The Police Development Unit (PDU) assists, advises and co-ordinates with the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MoIA) in developing a community service-oriented police that is in line with democratic principles and international human rights standards.

To meet this objective the PDU supports the Ministry of Interior in proceeding with police reform, including the implementation of the Law on Police and the Law on Internal Affairs. The goal is sustainable institution building. Furthermore, the Unit supports the MoIA with customised training sessions in order to increase capacities to fight against internal inter-ethnic issues as well as transnational threats, such as organised crime and terrorism.

Currently, the PDU’s key program components are:

Assisting in the professionalisation of police:

• advising the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MoIA) regarding the implementation     of the new Law on Internal Affairs
• providing assistance in developing capacities of MoIA Sector for Human Resources Management
• facilitating capacity building for MoIA Sector for Internal Control and Professional Standards
• assisting with enhancing of police-media co-operation
• strengthening the capacity of the MoIA Police Training Centre as well as the de-centralised system of police training (in-service police training)  

Developing local police capacities:

• analysing the security situation for an early warning purpose
• assisting in smooth introduction of decentralisation process at police field structures  
• advising police on police-public partnership and on the effective use of instruments like Local Prevention Councils  and Citizens Advisory Groups
• promoting various measures to provide safety at schools, especially at ethnically sensitive municipalities